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On the Lighter Side => New Theories => Topic started by: talanum1 on 24/10/2022 15:42:15
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In my model a particle is a copy of all of 2D space, compactified into a Riemann Sphere. For an electron to absorb a photon all that is needed is that the two Riemann Spheres must merge. They can do that since the Riemann Sphere (RS) contains a singular point at it's north pole. The resulting electron's RS is therefore more compact than before the interaction.
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"Why Can an Electron Absorb a Photon?"
In general, it can't.
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What is the name for the spheroids that hang between a bull's legs?
Or the material that exudes from its anus?
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"Why Can an Electron Absorb a Photon?"
In general, it can't.
This is not what observation shows.
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"Why Can an Electron Absorb a Photon?"
In general, it can't.
This is not what observation shows.
Would you like to bet on that?
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We can certainly alter the state of an electron by adding electromagnetic energy. I suspect the OP has adopted a naive model, and the simplistic answer to the question is "because it has spin and charge". The problem is that he wants to make the model more complicated.
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An electron, on it's own, can scatter a photon.
And there will be some change in the photon's energy.
But it will not be absorbed.
So the answer to "Why Can an Electron Absorb a Photon?"
Is still
In general, it can't.
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Every light bulb says: electrons can emit photons. Every television tube says: electrons absorbs photons.
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Every light bulb says: electrons can emit photons. Every television tube says: electrons absorbs photons.
Light bulbs don't actually talk.
Basic physics says that EM radiation is emitted by accelerated charges and an electron can't accelerate on its own.
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One explanation for an electron accelerated by a EM field is because it absorbed photons.
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One explanation for an electron accelerated by a EM field is because it absorbed photons.
Q What happens next?
A The photon is re-emitted
This process is called scattering.
Like I said earlier
An electron, on it's own, can scatter a photon.
And there will be some change in the photon's energy.
But it will not be absorbed.